Neimen “Homeland of Culinary Gods.“

內門鄉”廚神的故鄉”

• Neimen is surrounded by mountains 群山環繞的內門• Niemen's 150 banquet-catering teams are famous in Taiwan 內門鄉 150隊總舖師團隊在台灣相當有名。• Neimen Township is known as the biggest "Song Chiang Jhen" in Taiwan 內門鄉的”宋江陣”在台灣眾所皆知。

Neimen內門

Niemen‘s famous festival shows include: 內門著名的節日慶典包括：•Sung Chiang Battle Array (a temple folk art performance) 宋江陣• Niu Li dance (a mini show with songs and dance) •Dragon Dance 舞龍•Lion Dance 舞獅•and many different types of martial arts 各種不同的武術

• Neimen has 7 towers built on top of fallen meteorites • the towers are in the same pattern as “The Big Dipper” 七星塔在七顆流星掉落的土堆上建造的塔， 排列形狀有如天上的北斗七星。

Moon World – at night, the fluorescent minerals in this

rugged land shine bright like the surface of the moon. 月世界 - 光禿的地質表面就像月球的表面。

•two large and very famous temples in Neimen Township are Neimen Tzi Chu Temple and Nanhai Tzi Chu Temple 內門有兩座很大且有名的廟 - 內門紫竹寺和南海紫竹寺。

* these two temples are religious centers for local residents * they also provide a gathering place where folk performances are taught to the next generation. 這兩座廟是當地居民的宗教中心，也是民俗表演傳承的聚集地。

• Nanhai Tzi Chu Temple 南海紫竹寺

• Neimen Tzi Chu Temple 內門紫竹寺

• Highland 308 is a good place for people to hike and ride a bike • this highland area provides the traveler with a spectacular viewing point for sunsets and sunrises• if the weather is good, you can see the Tainan coast.

308高地是步行和騎乘腳踏車的好去處。旅客可在此地觀賞日出及日落，風光綺麗。如果天氣良好，還可以看到台南海岸。

References

• 高雄縣內門鄉公所　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　http://www.neimen.gov.tw/bexWeb.php?Guid=f204b0f8-9d2f-cede-007c-fb16b342d441

• 高雄縣政府觀光交通處 http://traffic.kscg.gov.tw/CmsShow.aspx?Parm=200742105121437,2007327153531609,5

• 高雄縣政府觀光交通處－ 2009高雄內門宋江陣　　　　　　　　　 http://www.2009who-ha.com.tw/page3_1.html

• 內門南海紫竹寺　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 http://www.nmnhtemple.org.tw/about-1-1.htm

• 高雄內門紫竹寺　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　http://www.nmzizhusi.org.tw/zizhu_01.html